Years from Belus, who was Nimrod, or Belus Afſyrins, to Sardanapats , from 1716, or 1717, 0r1718, to 3059 of the World. And they had as fair Advantages,as reaching a Foreſight, and as unwearied Diligencz to advance the Kingdom ; yet I brought ir down. + Like a Cedar! Kings and Kingdoms oft compared to Trees, both in profane and ſacred Emblems ; or like the moſt goodly Cedar for Strength - and Bzaury, ; A great mountainous Tratt from Eaſt ro Weſt, 125 Milesin length, encloſeth Canaanon the North, & Which are the Beaury, Greataeſs, Strength of the Tree, ſo had this mighty Kingdom fair Provinces, as Branches ſpringing frem it. / What we render ſhadowing in the Heby,, may ſignify either {lent and quiet, or framing and modelling, intimating that this Kingdom, like a ſhady Tree, gave ſhzlter to the weak, as if fram'd artificially ro this, and 'twas a ſikn? quie: Repoſt its Subje&s
had ; as weak Creatures find Shelter in a mighty Wood, fo theſe, m This Kingdom grew to great Height while its Branches were { be. neficial. » Or, Clouds, for fo the word will wichout Violence bear - Clouds : being called ſo from their Thickneſs ; however, the Head among rh thick Boughs ſpeaks the Magnificence and Greatneſs of this Kin g
compaſled about with Tributary Kings, and Princes,and migaty Men.
if the firſt 707th u, in the ſeventh day of the month, that the
þ word of the LORD came unto me, ſaying,
5 : Of Zeconzah's Captivity, three Months and two Days before Ferg.
jo ſalem was taken, Jer. 52. 4. # The fourth Day of our April.
» W... 21 Son of man, I have broken x the arm of Pharaoh y'
, "king of Egypt; and lo, * it ſhall not be bound up to be
s WF healed =, to put a roller to bind it, to make it ſtrong to
(5 hold the ſword.
2. x I have often tald thee I would break, now I tell thee T have
ys broken ; partly by the ViEory of the Chald:ans over Pharaoh Ne
d c-0 ; partly by the Victory the Cyreneans got over Pharaoh Hophra, to
ir raiſe the Stege, trom which Attempt he fell with Shame and Loſs, bur more by Civil Wars. » Hophra or Apries. 2 And this Wound is in-
2 curable, it ſhall r;ever be bound up to be healed; his Arm ſhall never te ſtrong and {ir ro ancounter a potent Enemy, as once it was.
is 22 [herefore thus ſaith the Lord GOD, Behold, I am
; *gainft Pharaoh king of Egypt, and will break his arms #,
> WW tte ſtrong 6, and that which was broken c ; and I will cauſe
WW tie ſword to fall out of his hand. ” \ 4 In the former Verſe God had broken the Arm ; in this he will n © breakthe Arms of Pharaoh; he will ſhew he is Qtill againſt Pharaoh, and will break him more and more. 6 Thar part of his Kingdom which «| 0 remains intire, 6 That which was ſhattered before, that Part of his Jo 105 Kingdom in Syria , taken from him from Enphrates to the River of 10 £2yp', that once was a ſtrong Arm, but now broken, and uſeleſs to « p | lim: And Egypt, whatever Strength it now hath, ſhall be as weak and Wt uc]eFs too ; thus all his Power and Strength ſhall be deftroyed. q 23 And I will ſcatter the Egyptians among the nations, $ adwill diſperſe themthrough the countreys. 15 Fid, ch. 29. v. 12, let.g. and ch. 20. wer. 23. let. ov. where the ſame le Expreſſions are. ie 24 And I will ſtrengthen 4 the arms of the king of Ba- - 7-00, and put my ſword e in his hand : but I will break n "naraohs arms, and he f ſhall groan g before him 5 with A { 22 groaningsof a deadly wounded i may. a 25 Bur I will ſtrengthen the arms of the king of Baby- | © and the arms of Pharaoh ſhall fall down ; and they 78 | all know thatT am the LORD, when I ſhall put my h WF !o:d j ing 0 ) , 20 into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he ſhall <iC1 1t out upon theland of Egypt. — Theſe two foregoing Verſes are a Repetition .of God's Threats ! "gainſt Prarach, and of his Promiſes to afliit Nebnckhadneszar in the War, _ Wo eng Plain in them. ,
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4 The wate:s o || made him great, the deep p !! ſet him up on high with her rivers running round about his plant; 4. and ſent out her || little rivers » unto all the trees 5 of che field.
. Or, nou« Fiſhed
j Or, | borough 01%
o As Cedars grow great by the Water-courſes, ſo this Kingdom, by %/-
Multitades of People, Convenience of Trade, by the Plenty of rhg\! Ot, C- Country if no Trade, for 'twas firſt planted in the fruicful Fields, 44:*- among the ſweer Rivers Euphrates, Tigris. Lycus, Diava, and others; Warers, which gave Being to the Rivers that water'd him, and improved him ; whereas, Esypr, thy Rivers arile ouc of a Lake, which, though great, nor to be compared with the deep. 4 The ProvinceSofthis mighty Kingdom, that are like Plants abour a ow Tree. 7» Beneficence, Juſtice, ProceQion, Encouragements that ubjetts need, and good Princes diſperſe among them, © the deep
filled this King , and he ſent out his Streams. 5 To all his Subje&s in his Kingdom. |
5 Theretore his height was exalted : above all the trees of « the field, aad his boughs were muitiplied x, and his branches became long y becauſe of the multitude of waters j Or, &, || whenhe ſhot forth.
: His Power, Glory, and his Pride too, run up on high Adminiſtration of Laws for Benefit of the Publick, ard a kind Ulage of the Subje&, while 'twas here, made rhe King great,and his Kingdom famous. # Above all his Neighbour-Kings, among whom oppretled Weaklings ſti}] came to this Kingdom; while juft, for ſhelter. x Ma- ny became his Subjetts by voluntary Choice, and his Native Subje&s increas'd in Numbers and Wealth. y The Provinces reach'd far and wide, by the Conqueſt of his Arms, or AttraQives of his Kindneſs brought ro unite with him, z The many Streams of Royal Juſtice and Beneficence ſent forth from the Throne of this Kingdom; 1o his Throne was advanced and eſtabliſh:d.
6s * All the 2 fowls of heaven made their nefts 5 in his bonghs c, and under his branches 4 did all the beaſts of the * D42. 4: field bring forth their young, and under his ſhadow e dweit ***
all great nations.
a Not every Individual, but all ſorts and kinds of Men and Peop'e, Nobles, Merchants Husbandmen, likened to Fowls. & Did ſettle rhci- Habitations and Families, expeCting what they found, Safery and Ref ; and hoping what did enſue, an w——_ —_ Children anJ Poſtericy,
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